WorkTies

Thinking About “What Could Have Been?” You’re Not Alone!

Have you considered a previous fork in the road and wondered, “if I had taken that other path, what would my life have been like?” Do you...

How Identity Partners Support Who We Are at Work

Years ago, while considering whether to attend graduate school after a first career in another industry, I had a hard time envisioning...

Is your identity partner a gremlin?

Much of our knowledge of team newcomer assimilation relies on the assumption that when someone joins a team, each member of the team has...

What does it cost to show some respect?

I was fortunate this week to hear Dr. Kristie Rogers present her research on respect in prison settings. She studied a fascinating...

High-Quality mentoring: A rough around the edges approach

If you were to ask me to describe a “good” mentor, or one that engages in high-quality mentoring relationships, the words “warm”,...

How mentoring relationships must evolve over time: Kudos to the New York Times’ Workologist

I recently stumbled on this letter submitted by a reader to the New York Times “Workologist” column. In short, the reader was a mentor...

If I bring more of myself to work, what will happen to our relationship?

Guest post by Stephanie Creary, University of Pennsylvania I have always been intrigued by how differently people manage their multiple...